“I really liked my time in England, and the life there, even outside of football,” he said.

“I told myself that I will return one day. I have always had the desire to play in England, it is in me. The Premier League… that is football!”

Rabiot said he had been told that, for the time being, a move away from the Parc des Princes is “out of the question” and added: “I have also spoken with the coach [Unai Emery] and he told me that he is really counting on me.

“I want to prove this season that I can be an important player for the team. My ambition is to establish myself as a starter at PSG and I think that with that, international recognition with France will also come.

“Of course I am very happy at PSG and I would like to stay for a long time, to grow with the club and to become captain of the team one day, but we cannot predict how things can turn out.”

Speaking about his prospects of a call-up to the France national team, he added: “The coach makes his choices and we have no say in that. However, if you ask me if I am ready I say that yes, I think I am.

“I have not done badly in Ligue 1 since the start of the season and I already have a good level of Champions League experience. My time will come, I am not worried. It is up to the coach to decide when.”